diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index a9b55102865955761eca676caca4149fdb42cb16..7eb0109e9baa23f5fd899e236eaa90a8170093ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ void usbnet_cdc_update_filter(struct usbnet *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_cdc_update_filter);
 
+/* We need to override usbnet_*_link_ksettings in bind() */
+static const struct ethtool_ops cdc_ether_ethtool_ops = {
+	.get_link		= usbnet_get_link,
+	.nway_reset		= usbnet_nway_reset,
+	.get_drvinfo		= usbnet_get_drvinfo,
+	.get_msglevel		= usbnet_get_msglevel,
+	.set_msglevel		= usbnet_set_msglevel,
+	.get_ts_info		= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
+	.get_link_ksettings	= usbnet_get_link_ksettings_internal,
+	.set_link_ksettings	= NULL,
+};
+
 /* probes control interface, claims data interface, collects the bulk
  * endpoints, activates data interface (if needed), maybe sets MTU.
  * all pure cdc, except for certain firmware workarounds, and knowing
@@ -310,6 +322,9 @@ skip:
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/* override ethtool_ops */
+	dev->net->ethtool_ops = &cdc_ether_ethtool_ops;
+
 	return 0;
 
 bad_desc:
@@ -379,12 +394,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_cdc_unbind);
  * (by Brad Hards) talked with, with more functionality.
  */
 
-static void dumpspeed(struct usbnet *dev, __le32 *speeds)
+static void speed_change(struct usbnet *dev, __le32 *speeds)
 {
-	netif_info(dev, timer, dev->net,
-		   "link speeds: %u kbps up, %u kbps down\n",
-		   __le32_to_cpu(speeds[0]) / 1000,
-		   __le32_to_cpu(speeds[1]) / 1000);
+	dev->tx_speed = __le32_to_cpu(speeds[0]);
+	dev->rx_speed = __le32_to_cpu(speeds[1]);
 }
 
 void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
@@ -396,7 +409,7 @@ void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 
 	/* SPEED_CHANGE can get split into two 8-byte packets */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(EVENT_STS_SPLIT, &dev->flags)) {
-		dumpspeed(dev, (__le32 *) urb->transfer_buffer);
+		speed_change(dev, (__le32 *) urb->transfer_buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -413,7 +426,7 @@ void usbnet_cdc_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 		if (urb->actual_length != (sizeof(*event) + 8))
 			set_bit(EVENT_STS_SPLIT, &dev->flags);
 		else
-			dumpspeed(dev, (__le32 *) &event[1]);
+			speed_change(dev, (__le32 *) &event[1]);
 		break;
 	/* USB_CDC_NOTIFY_RESPONSE_AVAILABLE can happen too (e.g. RNDIS),
 	 * but there are no standard formats for the response data.